Perry-- glad you met the folks. Think Thurs eve would be a go? I'm climbing Fri so would come up thurs night if there were music to be had...those Yanks have no phone so no way to get ahold of 'em.

anybody else reading this, the folks camped at Psyche Ledge in site #33 are pretty good. Upright bass (dunno how he fit it in his car), two singing guitarists and a very fine fiddler/mando. If you got chops, go see 'em; they are psyched to play and they're GOOD!

Where do they perform at Squamish, and when? The campground looked fairly full this weekend, so it must be a challenge.

Anders-- I don't think they are here "as a band." Dunno if they even *are* a band. They are just 4 people whith big repertoire and acoustic instruments. Anyway, Thurs if weather permits, if not then somebody gets to harass Perry for a place to strum ;-)

well noone can deny the greatness of the ymb, (i am their porter and childcare provider and am featured briefly in their second flick) but as far as musical talent goes yosemite has a few bands with a bit more...

Once again - don't miss it! Bring your hula-hoops, sun hat, and dancing shoes (or bare feet). Get a great dinner and mango margaritas!
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Mariposa Arts Park
Music on the Green - 6:30 p.m.
Downtown - Main St.
Mariposa CA 95338
Price: Free
Music on the Green - every Friday and Saturday in downtown Mariposa. This is wonderful opportunity to bring the family and dog, hear beautiful music, and run into new and old friends.

also good local east side toons is sweetw#ter. here is their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/sweetw#terstringband
david's cello playing is moving to say the least...
they will be playing on sept 16th at the mobil. david is also known to sit in with the trespassers from time to time.

the mountain sage http://www.mtnsage.com/index.html is another great venue on the 120 in groveland. you've missed some great shows already this season. in addition to adam burns july 22nd, Hot Buttered Rum & Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit will be playing July 17, 2010. even if you can't catch music, it's a good place to get a cup of coffee and some eats going in or out of the park.

Can't do Thursday, Ms. Chief's back from a long shift up north so she's got first dibs.
I've got the site 33 gang coming over for a jam tonight.
Nice folks, very keen but I'll be covering some Bluegrass 101.
Like I said before, it's not all the fast notes in bluegrass, like all other kinds of music, it's about the rhythm and groove.

Legend has it that sometime back in the mid eighties, Peter Rowan, Sam Bush and Richard Green were tearing it up at Beanblossom or Galax or whatever and along comes Bill Monroe.
Bill asks Sam, "Boy, what do you call that stuff yer' playin' there?"
Sam replies proudly, "We call it Newgrass sir"!
Bill retorts, "Hell, that ain't no part of nothin'" and walks away.

When I hear some of the stuff people call bluegrass, I'm inclined to agree with Bill.

Sams Bush has always been kinda jam band like but Rowan and Green were in on the real deal early on. Pretty sure Rowan cut his teeth with Monroe.

For every Yonder Mt semi jam-bandish outfit using bluegrass stylings for the neo-hippy crowd, another sticking closer to the roots, like Open Road, makes a great record or two and calls it quits because it's hard to make a living playing it straight up. And out of left field, Steve Earle made one of the classic (mostly) bluegrass records of his generation (The Mountain, with Del and the boys).

Jam band bluegrass sells more records and fills up the festival lawns. Hopefully, like the blue grass folk revival of the 60's, it will inspire a new generation to check out the old dads.

Support your local bluegrass scene, throw a couple of bucks in the jar next time you do.

Are we bashing Rowan and Bush!?!?!?!?
Both amazing musicians, just like Monroe who took the mandolin which up until then was an orchestral instrument and started playing fiddle tunes on it.... Everyone thinks their $hit dont stink.

For every Yonder Mt semi jam-bandish outfit using bluegrass stylings for the neo-hippy crowd, another sticking closer to the roots, like Open Road, makes a great record or two and calls it quits because it's hard to make a living playing it straight up.

TOTALLY.... so much dumb-down music out there passing for bluegrass amongst the scallywags.. Anyway, I want to play, not just listen from afar. I just met Nicole from the Barefoot Nellies...now if I can only get her into rock climbing!

I'm definitely not slagging Sam or Richard, monsters and legends in their own right.
Peter.....well, he continues to enjoy great company and writes the odd nice tune.
I'm not a fan of most of what Bill recorded, just a little too thin, high and lonesome for me.
Having said that I practice Gold Rush every day.
I was lamenting the well intended hayseed efforts that are sometimes perceived as representative of bluegrass.
These people play bluegrass.